Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-01-08
EASTERN AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Attachments Of rent have become general
in Germany.
Louisville's colored Fair is said to be a
great success.
A servant girl in Cincinnati has fallen
heir to $aso,ooo.
Nearly 100000 immigrants came to the
United States last year.
The French Government proposes to deep
en- and widen the harbor of Havre.
A Catholic priest has been arrested at New
Orleans charged with smuggling Cathedral
wine
Chicago pays So, 900 doctors bills for at.
tendance on the policemen wounded by the
dynamiters.
At Somerville Mass. woman has comtri.
buted $4,000 for establishing home for
aged women.
Cholera still prevails at Buenos Ayres and
Rosario. The heat is reported intense with
heavy showers.
Trains now cross the Missouri river at
Sioux City on the ice. This winter bridge is
used every year.
American agricultural machines are dis.
placing English goods in British and Con.
tinental markets.
A fish company in Bayfield,, Lake Super
,ox hasf ~ eL ~
frozen and corded up.
The foreign journals announce the dis.
cover by Chinese gentlemen Of photog-
raphy in natural colors
A Louisville Judge decides that a man
who losses money at poker may recover from
the one who sells him the chips
1t is estimated that the new Esmeralda
mining district, in Chill, has turned out
$1,000, 900 in silver since its discovery three
years ago.
The Germans arc making piano cases Of
paper. They are creamy white and are said
to improve the tone in quality, though dim
inishing its volume.
| During the past severe season s53,6os
| head Of cattle are known to have perished
in the Argentine Republic. The number,
however, is believed to be much greater.
From October 4th to Dec. 27th the issue OF
81 silver certificates amounts to $6, 900, 900.
From Dec. 9th to date 81 ,o4o, 900 Of the 81
silver certificates have been issued. The sup
ply is not equal to the demand.
At the annual auction sale OF articles &C.
cumulated in the dead-letter Office at Wash
ington, comprising 1886 packages of mis-.
cellaneous goods and 1850 lots of books, an
average Of IS cents per lot was realized
The French Lodges OF the Knights Of La
Dor in Montreal have become so reduced in
numbers, owning to the action Of the priests
in refusing the members communion at the
Christmas retreats, that there is every like.
lihood of their being disbanded at an early
day.
A curious mistake has been made in Mex
leo. The people of that country have mis-
taken Frcnchman named Theirs, who is
visiting the Republic, for the late President
of France. The presiding officer OF the Mexi-
can Chamber made him an address and a
dinner was given in his honor. The Jockey
Club had fun with him also.
The press Of South Carolina severely crit
icises the work of the Legislature. 1t has
passed several very stringent prohibition laws
for some counties, has refused to help Char
lesion, has offered no help to the suffering in
Chester, has suspended appropriation for
the Columbia Canal and abolished free TUT
ion in the South Carolina College.
Representative Morrow gave the Massa.
chusetts people an idea of the evils of Chi.
nese immigration on his recent trip TO Bos
ton and Waltham as the guest Of the Mer
chants Association. Two banquets were
given by the association, one in each city,
and on both occasions Mr.. Morrow made
strong anti Chinese speeches. They have
caused much comment in New England.
Two years ago Miss Amy Malloy Of Pei
ham, N. Y. fell into an unguarded excava
ton, and as a result lost one Of her eyes
She sued the town, got verdict of $40, ooc
damages. The case was appealed by th'
town, but on a second trial the damage
were increased to sra 900. This was alsC
appealed, but week before last the Supreme
Court at Brooklyn sustained the verdict anC
added $500 for Miss Malloy's counsel. 1t il
unlikely that any more appeals will b
taken.
The London correspondent Of the Irisl
Times of recent date says another domestic
: romance is being prepared for the Londor
, Court The principals are veteran soldie
r on the verge of fourseore and his wife,
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